The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the law of military service to do military service Act (the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2002, nr. 14; 2003, 2, 15; 2004, nr. 14. no) the following amendments: 1. Make paragraph 10 of article 2 in the following wording: "10) officer specialist-officer who is an academic or a second level professional higher education in the specialty and who mastered the officer specialist course of Latvian National Defense Academy;".
2. Article 19: make the first paragraph by the following: "(1) professional service accepts Latvian citizens aged 19 years. ';
turn off third.
3. Article 27: put the name of the article as follows: "article 27. Soldier's transfer to the civilian national authority, the national safety authority or posting to the European Union institutions ";
to supplement the article with the third part as follows: "(3) in the interests of national defence soldiers can move temporarily to the national security authority, maintaining his military status. Soldiers appointed State security authorities, and the soldier receives only State security bodies regulating the statutory pay and social guarantees. "
4. Article 32: turn off the fifth subparagraph of paragraph 3;
Supplement fifth paragraph 4 by the following: ' 4) to the national security authority moved soldier — after a specified time nodienēšan the current rank, if a soldier occupies an appropriate position for the national security agency. "
5. Add to article 48 of the second part of the text in brackets with the words "compulsory active military service".
6. Article 50: make the first paragraph by the following: "(1) at a time when soldiers are performing their duties outside the State except when soldier's diplomatic and consular service, or participate in international operations, military training, manoeuvre or telecommute, he in addition to the remuneration of the service have the right to: 1) salary allowance for service in a foreign country;
2) allowance for the spouse's residence in a foreign country;
3) allowance for children's stay in a foreign country;
4) allowance for the purchase of household equipment, moving to the place of employment abroad;
5) benefits the service needs to be used to cover the costs of transport;
6) compensation, including renting a dwelling with apartment lease contract-related expenses, and public utility charges;
7) children of school and pre-school expenses refund;
8) full compensation for travel and removal expenses, go to the place and return from it;
9) compensation for expenses of health insurance and insurance against accidents;
10) full compensation for himself and his family members to cover travel expenses once a year by going to annual leave Latvia and return the service. ';
replace the second paragraph, the words "compensation" with the words "the extent of compensation and costs order".
7. in article 52: make sixth as follows: "(6) the dead soldiers in active service are not the direct heirs (article 423 of the Civil Code) paid compensation amounting to: 1) if compulsory active military service or reserve soldiers soldiers died in service during the course of their duties, or the year after he retired from the active service of the dead injury (mutilation, concussion) or an illness caused in relation to the military service (occupational disease) — 50 000 lats;
2) where professional service soldiers died, the Latvian national armed forces contingent made up in accordance with the mandate approved by the international organisation for participation in international operations or by participating in the international operation in which participation by the parliamentary decision or exercise with the Commander (boss) in order to complete certain tasks related to the use of weapons or armaments and provide real risks to health and life of a soldier, 50 000 lats, but no less than soldiers last month 120 salary;
3) where professional service soldier died in the course of their duties, or the year after he retired from the active service of the dead injury (mutilation, concussion) or an illness caused in relation to the military service (occupational disease) — soldiers last month's salary in the amount of 120, but no less than 2500 dollars for each dependant. ";
Add to article 6.1 of the part as follows: "(61) if the active service soldiers died in service of their duties, or the year after he retired from the active service of the dead injury (mutilation, concussion) or an illness caused in relation to the military service (occupational disease), the Ministry of defense shall bear the costs of the necessary medical rehabilitation services in the course of his family (spouse, children and parents)."
8. Supplement article 61 the fifth subparagraph following the words "this Act" with a number and the words "in article 50 soldiers for benefits and compensation".
9. transitional provisions be supplemented by paragraph 13 and 14 by the following: ' 13. This law article 48 provided for in the second paragraph of the provision on compulsory active military service during the transfer of seniority from the applicable retirement in July 1, 2002.
14. Article 27 of this law is provided for in the third paragraph, the provision of social guarantees, the soldier who moved to the national security authority, shall enter into force simultaneously with the amendments to the national security authorities law. "
The Saeima adopted the law on 17 March 2005.
The President of the Parliament instead of the President i. Otter Riga 2005 April 1 editorial comment: the law shall enter into force on 15 April 2005.